Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Leonard Michael Green
Age : 33
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/16/2023
Location : Paddock Place Apartments, Union Hill Road and White Oak Drive
City : Clarksville
County : Montgomery
State : Tennessee
Agency : Clarksville PD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/15/2023, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Clarksville Police Department officers went to the Paddock Place Apartments near Union Hill Road and White Oak Drive to execute arrest warrants for brothers Leonard Michael Green, 33, and Brandon Lee Green, 31. Both men were wanted on aggravated burglary charges.
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The brothers barricaded themselves inside an apartment with a hostage. Clarksville police surrounded the apartment and began negotiations, resulting in an approximately 11-hour standoff.
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During the standoff, police reported that gunfire came from the apartment toward officers. Four Clarksville police officers were struck by gunfire during the incident.
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Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on 08/16/2023, Clarksville police entered the apartment. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, an exchange of gunfire followed. Police shot and killed Leonard Green and Brandon Green. The hostage was also struck and wounded during the gunfire.
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation at the request of 19th Judicial District Attorney General Robert Nash and submitted its findings for prosecutorial review.
